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View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

The Conversation

Albanese clears out entire home affairs ministry in election-ready cabinet reshuffle

Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles axed as Tony Burke steps into home affairs role and also takes on role of immigration minister

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor rejects conference motion to repeal anti-protest and youth bail laws – as it happened

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Labor called to consider Singapore-style public housing scheme

Members endorse government to act as developer to build housing.

The Canberra Times

Home affairs, immigration ministers dumped in reshuffle

Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles are moving on from their portfolios after months of intense political pressure over their handling of a High Court case.

AAP

'Marathon' to rebuild state after Labor return: Minns

NSW Premier Chris Minns has thanked the Labor faithful who helped him take government, telling them the party has a lot of work to do.

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ACT Labor's left wing advances Palestine push at party conference

Party delegates met for the annual conference on Saturday.

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PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference

Pro-Palestine protesters amassed outside the NSW Labor conference while, inside, the Prime Minister did his best to ignore the chants attacking him.

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Federal government challenged by NSW Labor members on Palestinian recognition

Party members vote on motion calling on Albanese government ‘to recognise Palestine as a sovereign and independent state’

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'Insecure and cowardly': Barr condemns alleged gay dating app assaults

Chief Minister urges caution for dating app users.

The Canberra Times

Walkouts and shouts of ‘shame’ at NSW Labor conference as Anthony Albanese calls for unity

Prime minister Anthony Albanese’s speech boycotted by some union members as protesters rally outside Sydney conference

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises medium density design competition, zoning reform

Labor also commits to more stamp duty cuts.

The Canberra Times

NSW Labor demands government recognises Palestine state

A NSW minister has led a push for the state's Labor conference to demand the federal government reverse its opposition to recognising Palestinian statehood.

AAP

Labor seeks to avoid controversy over Palestine at NSW conference amid grassroots pressure

Delegates expect event to pass only what insiders consider the ‘bare minimum’ on recognition motions

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Politician's message to youths after vandalism charges

A federal politician says he is keen to move on after two teens were charged for allegedly vandalising his Melbourne office with red paint.

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Balancing act as prime minister mulls cabinet reshuffle

Labor MPs are tight-lipped about who could be in line for a promotion with two cabinet spots opening up and the prime minister set to unveil changes.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Eyes are on Sunday’s reshuffle but government’s fears are about Wednesday’s inflation number

After Thursday’s announcement that cabinet ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor were stepping down from the frontbench, all public attention came on to the reshuffle to be unveiled on Sunday.

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NSW Greens office targeted with Islamophobic and white supremacist graffiti

Police say they are searching for a male who allegedly vandalised the inner-west Sydney office in what is the latest political graffiti attack

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The bombshell legal ruling that made it impossible for Australia to delay sanctions against Israeli settlers

Labor is ‘carefully considering’ the ICJ findings on the occupied Palestinian territories – and soon it will have to give its view

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Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor step down from frontbench as Albanese prepares to reshuffle ministry

Cabinet ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor are standing down from the frontbench, opening vacancies for Anthony Albanese to reshuffle his ministry.

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Both Parties Are Under Fire For Using Weird AI Videos To Attack Their Opposition

AI deepfakes of politicians are being used by political parties in bizarre attack ads on Tiktok featuring Steven Miles and Peter Dutton.

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The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years

From the 1980s until recently, politicians saw privatisation as a way to get a big bucket of money to spend on popular projects

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NT military exercise suspended after pilot escapes crash – as it happened

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New Darwin prison holds troubled youth 'in good stead'

Training facilities, a health clinic and school are built into a new youth prison the government calls a "common sense" solution to crime and justice issues.

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